The Southern Railway has come out with an innovative move of upgrading its connectivity, declaring two express trains starting off from Cherlapalli as the new departure stations. From next month, this change in March will become an operational order for the three trains, scheduled to halt at Cherlapalli from now onwards for the ease of people there.
Two Trains to Begin from Cherlapalli
The Chennai Central–Hyderabad–Chennai Central Express (12603/12604) will be shifted from Hyderabad (Nampally) to Cherlapalli from 7th March. Meanwhile, the Gorakhpur–Secunderabad–Gorakhpur Express (12589/12590) will have its terminal shifted from Secunderabad to Cherlapalli from 12th March. This has been done to de-congest present stations and serve passengers on the way at Cherlapalli more effectively.
Three Trains to Halt at Cherlapalli
Southern Railway CPRO A. Sridhar has stated that three trains originating from Secunderabad will have Cherlapalli as a stoppage henceforth. The new schedule will come into effect from January 7 when local commuters will enjoy higher frequency travel options. Here are the details of the trains:
- Secunderabad–Sirpur Kagaznagar Express (12757)
- 8:20 AM departing from Secunderabad, arriving at Cherlapalli at 8:32 AM for one-minute halt.
- Sirpur Kagaznagar–Secunderabad Express (12758) on return will halt at Cherlapalli at 7:02 PM.
- Guntur–Secunderabad Express (17201)
- Will halt at Cherlapalli at 12:41 PM. Its reverse, Secunderabad–Guntur Express (17202), will stop at Cherlapalli at 12:50 PM.
- Secunderabad–Sirpur Kagaznagar Express (17233)
- Halts at Cherlapalli at 3:47 PM. The return service, Sirpur Kagaznagar–Secunderabad Express (17234), will halt at Cherlapalli at 9:20 AM.
Improved Connectivity to Cherlapalli
All these changes are a step towards serving passengers who travel on railways in and around Cherlapalli better. With more new train starts and halts, this terminal is expected to lead the scene in the region. Passengers have to plan their journeys accordingly and make use of these updates available.
